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View synonyms for misbelief

misbelief

[ mis-bi-leef ]

noun

  1. erroneous belief; false opinion.
  2. erroneous or unorthodox religious belief.


misbelief

/ ˌmɪsbɪˈliːf /

noun

  1. a false or unorthodox belief
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misbelief1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; mis- 1, belief
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Example Sentences

“There’s a misbelief that in order to teach early childhood math, you don’t really need to know math well,” Lauren Solarski, a consultant and coach with the Early Math Collaborative at Erikson, told the group of educators.

This misbelief likely contributed to the next two results from that survey: while majorities of liberals, moderates, and conservatives favored lesser sanctions for those convicted of non-violent crimes who posed little risk of reoffending, majorities of all three groups also opposed lesser sanctions for those convicted of violence who likewise pose little risk of reoffending.

From Slate

A podcast designed to knock down misinformation — a common misbelief is that the vaccines affect fertility — plays around the base.

It’s a common misbelief that terroir is a concept singular to the French, and that no corresponding word exists in other cultures.

“There's a common misbelief among Black and Brown people – and I know this from growing up, and I've heard it, and I've listened to it – that Jewish people are just like any other white race. You mix them up with the rest of the majority, and you don't understand that they're a minority as well.”

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